NEW YORK — NATO’s chief says a proposed summit of the leaders of Russia and NATO’s 28 nations will showcase the strategic partnership between the former Cold War rivals and result in greater cooperation in the Afghan war, missile defense and other areas.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the Nov. 20 summit in Lisbon, Portugal, will “take our relations to a new level.”
Rasmussen addressed a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council attended by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. The council, comprising representatives of NATO member states and Russia, was formed in 2004 to improve ties between the alliance and Moscow.
Relations hit a post-Cold War low after the Russo-Georgian war two years ago but have improved since President Barack Obama announced a “reset” of U.S.-Russia ties.